Check out our special job survival guide from the MarketWatch Radio Network focusing on all-things job, including how to find one, how to improve your work situation and how to figure out whether your job is in peril.

Meanwhile, have you been mulling over the idea of switching banks? Credit unions are saying they’re seeing big increases in new customers and deposits. But did Bank of America’s decision this week to pull back on debit-card fees (as did many other major banks) take the wind out of the sails of the “move your money” movement? We’ll know more tomorrow, otherwise known as Bank Transfer Day. Read Jennifer Waters’s column today for a look at the various grassroots movements jumping on the Bank Transfer Day bandwagon.

So, Saturday is Bank Transfer Day. But Sunday is “turn your clocks back” day, one of my favorite days of the year. Doesn’t it feel luxurious, that extra hour?

Got job worries? Listen to our Job Survival Guide

Are layoffs about to hit your workplace? What can you do to save your job? Are military vets finding work? Is anyone really hiring? Listen to the Job Market Survival Guide as Alisa Parenti reports from Washington. Got job worries? Listen to our Job Survival Guide

Protesting could harm job opportunities

Many young adults worried about the lack of jobs have taken action by joining protests like Occupy Wall Street. But speaking out may actually add to their troubles by making them less attractive job candidates in some cases. Read more: Protesting could harm job opportunities.

Loan servicers begin review of foreclosures

The Herculean task of reaching out to the 4.5 million or so borrowers covered by federal enforcement actions began in earnest on Tuesday, when 14 large mortgage-loan servicers began what regulators admit will be a long and costly review of their foreclosure practices. Read more: Loan servicers begin review of foreclosures.

INVESTING

Why housing deserves a home in your portfolio

Now may be a great time to buy a house, given that years of falling home prices and low mortgage rates have made buying a place to live more affordable than it has been in decades. And that’s not just a pitch from the National Association of Realtors. Read more: Why housing deserves a home in your portfolio.

ECONOMY & POLITICS

U.S. economy gains 80,000 jobs in October

The U.S. only added 80,000 jobs in October, but hiring occurred at a much faster pace in the prior two months than originally reported and the unemployment rate ticked slightly lower to 9.0%, the government said Friday. Read more: U.S. economy gains 80,000 jobs in October.

Corzine’s ungraceful exit

Jon Corzine needs to not only express sadness, but regret about the implosion of MF Global. He needs to own up to strategic mistakes. He needs to explain himself and take the fall. Read more: Corzine’s ungraceful exit.

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